The Addison Kent Mysteries

Herbert J. (Hopkins) Moorhouse (1882-1960) wrote two Addison Kent mystery novels, filling them with suspense, murder, surprising twists, and romance. A classic type of the golden-age detective subgenre, Addison Kent was a writer of popular mysteries who finds himself embroiled in his own escapades as he helps the police search for the infamous jewel thief, Alceste.